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Week 1: Origins of Detective Fiction:

The Victorians, Poe and Conan Doyle

"I never guess. It is a shocking habit--destructive to the logical facility." --Sherlock Holmes to Watson in The Sign of Four (1890)

Van Dine's Rules for Writing Detective Fiction
Ronald Knox's Rules for Writing Detective Fiction
Raymond Chandler's Ten Commandments

Short Stories:
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Poe (1841)
The Purloined Letter by Poe (1844)
The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Conan Doyle (1891-2)

Start Here for Presentation Ideas and Independent Reading Choices:
Best Detective Fiction Writers


Websites for Research:
www.thrillingdetective.com
www.mostlyfiction.com

Websites for Reviews:
Publisher's Weekly
Kirkus Reviews